ladder climber
Corporate advancement seeker
A ladder climber is someone who aggressively pursues advancement, especially in a career or organization.
The term carries a faintly negative connotation, suggesting ruthless ambition or willingness to step on others: She's a real ladder climber—she'll do anything to get ahead.
The image is of climbing a corporate or social ladder rung by rung.
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- striverOne who works diligently
- careeristAdvancement-obsessed professional
- fast trackAccelerated advancement path
moving up · opportunist · playing the game · rung · glass ceiling · promotion · networking · backstabber · corner cutting · office politics · brown-noser · sucking up · hustler · go-getter · sycophant · corner office · rat race · schmoozer
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- go-gettersgo-getter, striver, achiever, hustler, driven
- opportunistsopportunist, exploiter, user, gold digger, fortune hunter
- Cardio Machinestreadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, rowing machine, exercise bike
- Overachieversgo-getter, overachiever, striver, perfectionist, valedictorian
- snobssnob, elitist, snoot, prig, highbrow
ladder climberdownshifter
One embracing slower pace
slacker · underachiever · coaster · dropout · plodder
ladder climberstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
humble servant · team player · altruist · public servant · idealist
ladder, climber, ladders, climb, climbs, climbed, climbing, climbable